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Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

9:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18

A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN says

5:27 AM on Tuesday, August 18

The United Nations says that an explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul has wounded at least 42 children

FILE - Students work under Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights posters on display in a classroom at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay,File)

Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools

4:06 PM on Monday, August 17

Civil rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring the state’s public schools to display the Ten Commandments

Loui Ridi, an Ohio-based Palestinian-American landlord of one of the homes besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week, arrives at his parent's home upon return from the U.S., in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers

12:52 PM on Monday, August 17

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property

Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza

4:48 AM on Monday, August 17

A marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear

A temple stampede and a hotel fire in eastern India kill 14 and injure several

1:19 AM on Monday, August 17

Seven devotees were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in eastern India's Bihar state

Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage

10:17 AM on Sunday, August 16

An extremist official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night

Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news

3:53 AM on Sunday, August 16

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

FILE - Central Synagogue is seen on Feb. 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)

Hate crime charges filed in Manhattan synagogue attack

1:20 PM on Saturday, August 15

A New York City man now faces hate crime charges after barging into Shabbat services and attacking two people at a Manhattan synagogue Friday night

People walk inside an enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe's tallest during the inauguration in the village Konotopie, Poland, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)

Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village

7:20 AM on Saturday, August 15

An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest has been inaugurated in a small Polish village

A man rides on his motorbike past a billboard with a message that reads in Farsi: " We must rise up" and an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news

3:13 AM on Saturday, August 15

Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who were reportedly captured when their jets were downed early in the war, but Qatar denies the allegations

Israeli settlers put up an Israeli flag on a hilltop after it was taken down by Israeli and foreign peace activists during a protest in support of local landowners whose property is threatened with seizure by settlers, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Beit Sahour, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu

Saturday, August 15

A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians

Visitors observe a moment of silence at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals, as the country marks the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Takaichi skips controversial shrine visit on 81st anniversary of country's World War II surrender

6:54 PM on Friday, August 14

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday

A text book, shown Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 in Washington, to be used by the Pentagon this fall when they will begin implementing a curriculum that centers on Western civilization and Christianity in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. (AP Photo)

AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

12:24 PM on Friday, August 14

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families

A text book, shown Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 in Washington, to be used by the Pentagon this fall when they will begin implementing a curriculum that centers on Western civilization and Christianity in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. (AP Photo)

AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

11:48 AM on Friday, August 14

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families

Activists accumulate food and water supplies in front of Israeli army soldiers who are blocking the road leading to the houses of three Palestinian families that have been besieged by Israeli settlers for six days, in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes

10:03 AM on Friday, August 14

Israeli settlers have been blockading homes in the West Bank town of Qusra, leading to a tense standoff

Flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East

5:07 AM on Friday, August 14

The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz

A Christian pilgrim attends a Mass in the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment

2:09 AM on Friday, August 14

Christians are less than 2% of Israel's population and are facing increased harassment as regional conflicts persist

FILE - People wait to pray at the main hall at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead, in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2024, as the country marks the 79th anniversary of its defeat in the World War II. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead

12:43 AM on Friday, August 14

Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites

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